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Weather Records on 7 August 1914

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1914. Highest significance: Owen Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 7 August 1914

  • On 7 August 1914, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Owen Sound set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 7 August 1914.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 7 August 1914 24 station records on 7 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 7 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.1 C (71.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 7 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 7 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 7 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 August 1914 by timescale Records on 7 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23.
Records on 7 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1914 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 82 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 28
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1914
Top 20 records on 7 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 August 1914Owen Sound, CAmonthly high min25.6 C (78.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Vasilevici, BYdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)8 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min0.7 C (33.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)49 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Port Dover, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Helmond, NLdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Toledo Blade, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Haparanda, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Innsbruck, ATdaily low min7.6 C (45.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Port Stanley, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Houston Wb City, USdaily low max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min13.6 C (56.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Saint John, CAdaily low min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max (Tie)22.1 C (71.8 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Welland, CAdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Freiburg, DEdaily low min (Tie)9.5 C (49.1 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914Riva, ITdaily low min (Tie)13.1 C (55.6 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1914San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1808 to 1914
Records on 08-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1914. 1914 had 24 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001808: 11812: 11815: 11816: 11817: 11833: 21844: 11845: 11848: 11857: 31858: 11859: 21861: 11866: 11868: 11869: 31870: 21875: 11876: 51879: 11880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21888: 51889: 21891: 31892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 21897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 61901: 31902: 51903: 171904: 81905: 81906: 91907: 101908: 131909: 111910: 11911: 361912: 311913: 391914: 241915: 401916: 501917: 211918: 1081919: 361920: 361921: 551922: 611923: 1011924: 1281925: 811926: 1151927: 1091928: 1881929: 1811930: 4861931: 3571932: 2491933: 3101934: 6081935: 5071936: 2861937: 4461938: 5681939: 5611940: 2711941: 3051942: 3401943: 6011944: 3321945: 8821946: 5001947: 4611948: 7561949: 5871950: 5411951: 5621952: 5561953: 3781954: 5891955: 5361956: 3211957: 8681958: 5711959: 3561960: 3441961: 3561962: 7181963: 5221964: 4461965: 5521966: 4001967: 7011968: 6001969: 5231970: 6521971: 9691972: 1,1721973: 5681974: 7461975: 1,1771976: 1,1681977: 6171978: 1,2101979: 5591980: 8711981: 8551982: 7271983: 1,2071984: 8401985: 1,0881986: 5441987: 1,1461988: 8971989: 1,4721990: 1,6251991: 1,2171992: 1,2361993: 1,0401994: 1,2621995: 1,5211996: 1,1071997: 1,4601998: 1,1831999: 9502000: 8712001: 1,3862002: 9072003: 1,2442004: 1,4002005: 8822006: 9232007: 1,3092008: 9182009: 1,1212010: 1,0982011: 1,2822012: 6882013: 6652014: 5012015: 1,0272016: 5052017: 9542018: 6362019: 6092020: 6052021: 3972022: 8802023: 1,2212024: 8352025: 7332026: 1,0471808187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1914. 1914 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-07 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18121
18151
18161
18171
18332
18441
18451
18481
18573
18581
18592
18611
18661
18681
18693
18702
18751
18765
18791
18802
18821
18831
18842
18861
18872
18885
18892
18913
18923
18931
18941
18957
18962
18972
18984
18991
19006
19013
19025
190317
19048
19058
19069
190710
190813
190911
19101
191136
191231
191339
191424
191540
191650
191721
1918108
191936
192036
192155
192261
1923101
1924128
192581
1926115
1927109
1928188
1929181
1930486
1931357
1932249
1933310
1934608
1935507
1936286
1937446
1938568
1939561
1940271
1941305
1942340
1943601
1944332
1945882
1946500
1947461
1948756
1949587
1950541
1951562
1952556
1953378
1954589
1955536
1956321
1957868
1958571
1959356
1960344
1961356
1962718
1963522
1964446
1965552
1966400
1967701
1968600
1969523
1970652
1971969
19721,172
1973568
1974746
19751,177
19761,168
1977617
19781,210
1979559
1980871
1981855
1982727
19831,207
1984840
19851,088
1986544
19871,146
1988897
19891,472
19901,625
19911,217
19921,236
19931,040
19941,262
19951,521
19961,107
19971,460
19981,183
1999950
2000871
20011,386
2002907
20031,244
20041,400
2005882
2006923
20071,309
2008918
20091,121
20101,098
20111,282
2012688
2013665
2014501
20151,027
2016505
2017954
2018636
2019609
2020605
2021397
2022880
20231,221
2024835
2025733
20261,047

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).